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America's most/least charitable states

Utah leads U.S. states in reported charitable giving, with nearly half of its residents saying they had donated money and volunteered their time to an organization in the previous month, according to a new Gallup poll. Check out the most and least charitable states:

(Least Charitable)

10. Louisiana

Donated money: 57 percent

Volunteered time: 39 percent

Yes to both: 29 percent

9. Rhode Island

Donated money: 68 percent

Volunteered time: 34 percent

Yes to both: 29 percent

8. West Virginia

Donated money: 60 percent

Volunteered time: 37 percent

Yes to both: 28 percent

7. North Carolina

Donated money: 55 percent

Volunteered time: 36 percent

Yes to both: 28 percent

6. Arkansas

Donated money: 56 percent

Volunteered time: 38 percent

Yes to both: 28 percent

5. Arizona

Donated money: 60 percent

Volunteered time: 35 percent

Yes to both: 26 percent

4. Mississippi

Donated money: 58 percent

Volunteered time: 34 percent

Yes to both: 26 percent

3. New York

Donated money: 65 percent

Volunteered time: 36 percent

Yes to both: 26 percent

2. Kentucky

Donated money: 56 percent

Volunteered time: 30 percent

Yes to both: 24 percent

1. Nevada

Donated money: 57 percent

Volunteered time: 32 percent

Yes to both: 24 percent

(Most Charitable)

10. Idaho

Donated money: 60 percent

Volunteered time: 45 percent

Yes to both: 36 percent

9. Montana

Donated money: 62 percent

Volunteered time: 47 percent

Yes to both: 36 percent

8. Illinois

Donated money: 70 percent

Volunteered time: 41 percent

Yes to both: 37 percent

7. Kansas

Donated money: 62 percent

Volunteered time: 45 percent

Yes to both: 38 percent

6. New Hampshire

Donated money: 70 percent

Volunteered time: 49 percent

Yes to both: 38 percent

4. South Dakota

Donated money: 66 percent

Volunteered time: 46 percent

Yes to both: 39 percent

3. Hawaii

Donated money: 67 percent

Volunteered time: 46 percent

Yes to both: 39 percent

2. Minnesota

Donated money: 66 percent

Volunteered time: 53 percent

Yes to both: 41 percent

1. Utah

Donated money: 71 percent

Volunteered time: 56 percent

Yes to both: 48 percent

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